zonEnergy is a little utility to keep your screen or your computer awake. Simply clicking on the menu will bring you options to disable screen dimming or computer sleeping for an amount of time, or indefinitely. It was developed to watch online videos without having to take care of dimming.
Disable screen dimming
Disable computer sleeping
Autodetect video sites like youtube and metacafe in order to keep your screen awake
SYHARRIS Clicking on "Put Screen To Sleep" in zonEnergy 1.0.1 instantly causes a kernel panic on my 17" Powerbook, every time. Don't know if it's just my issue or others experience this anomaly as well.
SYHARRIS Well, preventing sleep mode when lid is closed on a laptop could pose a real safety issue, i.e., if lid is closed and laptop is then put into a bag while laptop is still on, it could cause laptop to overheat, possibly causing a fire; a definite problem on an airplane flight. (Version 1.0.1)
I use InsomniaX right now so that I can close my lid while I carry my laptop from my office on the 2nd floor to the lab on the first. That way, I don't lose the wireless connection and I don't need to reestablish all of the SSH sessions that were active at the time... so it's sleeping with the lid closed for about three minutes tops. (Version 1.0.1)